His unwanted wife, the world’s coveted genius by Derk Blaylock

Chapter 224:

Belinda smiled in response. “Thank you, Mom.”

The tension between them eased as they chatted for a while longer. Eventually, Holley left, leaving Belinda to her thoughts. On her way back to her office, Belinda felt a sense of relief. She had expected her mother to be far angrier, but Holley’s reaction had surprised her completely. Knowing that Holley wasn’t upset with her allowed her to breathe easier.

Back at her desk, Belinda refocused on her work, her mind finally at peace.

Meanwhile, Lucas had an unusually busy day. By the time evening rolled around, he still hadn’t made it home for dinner. As he prepared to shut down his computer and call it a day, his phone rang. The name on the screen made him pause. It was Ryan calling.

“Hello,” Lucas answered.

“Lucas,” Ryan’s voice came through, calm but tinged with concern. “Verena and I are at the Dream Club now. Can you come?”

could respond, Ryan continued, “Verena is not in a good place right now. She has been drinking non-stop since last night. No

frowned, his grip tightening around the phone. Ryan hesitated for a moment before adding, “I

through Lucas. His tone turned sharp and urgent as he replied, “I’ll be there right away.” Ending the

arrived at the private room, he found Ryan wrestling a beer bottle out of Verena’s grasp. “Verena, that’s enough!” Ryan said. “You can’t keep drinking

where

door opening drew Ryan’s attention. He looked up, relief washing over his face when he saw Lucas enter the room. “Lucas, thank God you’re here,” he said with

froze. Slowly, she turned to look at him, her eyes shimmering

and husky. “Verena, is drinking really the

moment Verena’s eyes met his, they turned red, and tears welled up in them. She bit her lip, her voice trembling as she choked out the words that had been weighing on

rejecting Belinda would have embarrassed her in front of everyone. Or maybe, in the presence of Johnson, he had intentionally played along, hoping the man would back off. Or

exact reason, and because of this uncertainty, he didn’t answer. His